Comparison of the prevalences and diversities of Listeria species and Listeria monocytogenes in an urban and a rural agricultural watershed

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 3812-3822

  Stea, Emma C ^a   Purdue, Laura M ^a   Jamieson, Rob C ^a   Yost, Chris K ^b   Hansen, Lisbeth Truelstrup ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DISEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA; MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING; PATHOGENS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RIVER POLLUTION; SEWAGE; SURFACE WATERS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS;

AGRICULTURAL WATERSHEDS; CULTURE-BASED METHODS; ENVIRONMENTAL RESERVOIRS; GENETIC SIMILARITIES; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLIES; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; PROCESSING ENVIRONMENTS;

RURAL AREAS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOASSAY; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DOMINANCE; FECES; GENE EXPRESSION; PATHOGEN; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

CANADA; NOVA SCOTIA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA; LISTERIA INNOCUA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIA WELSHIMERI;

ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LISTERIA; MICROBIOLOGY; NOVA SCOTIA; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SEASON; URBAN POPULATION;

ANIMALS; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; LISTERIA; NOVA SCOTIA; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONS; URBAN POPULATION; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84930038972     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00416-15     Document Type: Article

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